COBLESKILL — The Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs jumped out to a 19-point first-quarter lead and went on to defeat Voorheesville 53-27 last Friday.
The Bulldogs scored three times in the opening quarter. Isaiah Butcher opened the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run. Elijah Butcher then returned a punt 45 yards for a touchdown before adding a 60-yard interception return for another score.
Voorheesville cut into the lead in the second quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run by Noah Stoddard, but Cobleskill-Richmondville answered with a 43-yard touchdown run by Chase Henry.
After Voorheesville scored on a 41-yard pass from Daniel Seaburg to Zachary Jarvis, Bulldogs quarterback Cayden Cernauskas connected with Annojh Faulkner for a 30-yard touchdown to give Cobleskill-Richmondville a 33-13 halftime lead.
The Bulldogs continued to pull away in the second half. Cernauskas threw touchdown passes of 20 yards to Isaiah Butcher and 30 yards to Elijah Butcher in the third quarter before connecting with Micah Hantho on a 48-yard touchdown pass in the fourth.
Cernauskas completed 12 of 17 passes for 267 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. Isaiah Butcher finished with eight receptions for 147 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Cobleskill-Richmondville finished with 402 yards of total offense, including 267 passing yards and 135 rushing yards. Voorheesville totaled 338 yards.
Special thanks to Ed Hantho for the information.
